vocabulary we use when writing about a particular subject

the effect created by choosing serious, factual language

the possibility that something harmful or unwanted will happen

a collection of numerical facts or measurements

punctuation marks used to lay out information in a non-fiction text

Researching information about threats to pandas

English

In this unit, pupils use extensive research from a range of sources as another technique to strengthen writer's credibility.

In 'Wild Cats: Non-Chronological Report', pupils were introduced to using the passive voice to maintain writer's credibility. In this unit, pupils will use extensive research from a range of sources as another technique to strengthen writer's credibility.

Pandas or Antarctic animals: non-chronological report

Pandas live in the bamboo forests of China. 

There are 650 pandas living in captivity. 

Which of the following is a statistic about pandas? 

Roads and railways stop pandas finding new bamboo. 

Building for tourism disturbs panda habitats. 

Pandas get accidentally killed by poachers' traps. 

Which of the following sentences show a threat that pandas face to their population? 

Which of the following is an appropriate expanded noun phrase to replace 'pandas' in a non-chronological report? 

Match the nouns and adjectives to make word pairs to describe these features of pandas. 

Match the nouns and adjectives to make word pairs to describe these features of pandas' diet and habitat. 

Match the nouns and adjectives to make word pairs to describe these pieces of subject-specific vocabulary. 

The giant panda's diet makes it hard for it to get enough energy. 

The giant pandas' diet makes it hard for it to get enough energy. 

Which sentences use an apostrophe for **singular** possession correctly? 

Which sentence uses an apostrophe for **plural** possession correctly?

Pandas' diet does not give it much energy.

Pandas' diets do not give them much energy.

Panda's diet does not give it much energy.

The panda's diet does not give it much energy.

Which sentences use apostrophes for possession correctly? 

Pandas head to higher land in summer to be cooler. 

Pandas struggle to digest their diet effectively. 

Pandas previously lived in the lowlands too. 

Which of these sentences might belong in a paragraph based on the theme 'Pandas' habitat'?

In the winter, pandas move down the mountains in order to find warmer land. 

When the snow comes, pandas seek out warmer areas to live in. 

Which version below is an appropriate bullet point note about pandas' habitat? 

Pandas head to warmer areas in winter and cooler areas in summer. 

Pandas previously lived in the lowlands, but these habitats have been destroyed.

Pandas live exclusively in bamboo forests in China. 

Which of the following facts give evidence that pandas have faced threats to their habitat? 

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